This bloke's SIX FOOT snake has gone missing - but don't worry, he says she's never bitten anyone

Saffron, a six-foot long boa snake which has been reported missing by its owner Garry Pickup, of Hannah Street, Bacup (Image: rossendale free press)

A man whose six foot has gone missing insists there's nothing to be scared of - and that she's 'never bitten anyone'.

Garry Pickup admitted there has been some ‘panic’ after he reported boa Saffron lost last week.

The 39-year-old from Bacup contacted Rossendale Responsible Animal Rescue as a precaution, but says he believes the reptile is probably hiding somewhere warm in his house as it isn't particularly mobile.

Garry said he noticed the female snake, a highly unusual red salmon boa, had gone after he cleaned out her tank and went to meet his girlfriend Judy Melvin last Monday, January 7.

"I came back and found she wasn’t there," he said.

"The glass door hadn’t closed properly. It’s caused a lot of panic, to be fair."

Garry, who also has a milk snake, has had Saffron for three years. He insisted she has ‘never bitten anything’ and is even frightened of larger rats.